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Permaculture

  1. What is Permaculture ?
  2. Permaculture Ethics Explained
  3. Permaculture Design Principles
  4. Permaculture Design Principle 1 – Relative Location
  5. Permaculture Design Principle 2 – Each Element Performs Many Functions
  6. Permaculture Design Principle 3 – Each Important Function is Supported by Many Elements
  7. Permaculture Design Principle 4 – Zones and Sectors, Efficient Energy Planning
  8. Permaculture Design Principle 5 – Using Biological Resources
  9. Permaculture Design Principle 6 – Energy Cycling
  10. Permaculture Design Principle 7 – Small Scale Intensive Systems
  11. Permaculture Design Principle 8 – Accelerating Succession and Evolution
  12. Permaculture Design Principle 9 – Diversity
  13. Permaculture Design Principle 10 – Edge Effect
  14. Permaculture Design Principle 11 – Attitudinal Principles
  15. In Memory of Bill Mollison, the “Father of Permaculture”
  16. Does Permaculture Work? This is What AI Has To Say…

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DIY Instructions

  1. How To Make Safe and Effective Rat and Mouse Baits Using Baking Soda
  2. How to Make a Bottle Trap to Control European Wasps
  3. How to Make a Queensland Fruit Fly Trap and Bait
  4. How to Make a Simple Earwig Trap That Doesn’t Need Bait
  5. How to Make an Earwig Bait Trap Using Oil, Water and Soy Sauce
  6. How to Make Borax Ant Bait for Indoor and Outdoor Use
  7. How to Make an Outdoor Ant Trap to Protect Fruit Trees from Aphid and Scale Pests
  8. Horticultural Glues and Tree Banding Trees to Controls Ants and Other Pests
  9. How to Make Horticultural Oil Spray for Organic Pest Control
  10. How to Stop Plant Pots Blowing Over in The Wind
  11. How to Kill Weeds Without Digging or Toxic Chemicals
  12. How to Kill a Tree Stump Without Poisonous Chemicals
  13. How to Make Your Own DIY Homemade Garden Sprays
  14. How to Stop Mint from Spreading in the Garden
  15. The Best Way to Use Pest Animal Scent Repellents So They Don’t Wash Away
  16. Three Simple Soil Tests to Determine What Type of Soil You Have
  17. How to Neutralise Glyphosate (Roundup) Herbicide Contamination in Soil
  18. How to Make Compost in 18 Days Using the Berkeley Hot Composting Method
  19. Three Useful Herbs Which Can Be Used as Natural Compost Activators and Much More
  20. How to Compost Logs and Branches with a Hugelkultur Bed
  21. Bokashi Composting, How to Process Waste That Can’t Go in Your Compost or Worm Farm
  22. How to Use a Bokashi Soil Generator to Turn Food Waste into Nutrient-Rich Soil
  23. The Complete Guide to Worm Farming, Vermicomposting Made Easy
  24. How to Build a Worm Farm with Polystyrene Foam Broccoli Boxes
  25. How To Build a Worm Tunnel In-ground Worm Farm
  26. How to Repair Broken Terracotta Pots and Garden Features
  27. Wicking Bed Construction, How to Build a Self-Watering Wicking Bed
  28. DIY Self-Watering Pots and Mini Wicking Beds
  29. How to Build a Capillary Watering Tray for Raising Seedlings
  30. How to Make Plant Labels from Recycled Plastic Containers
  31. No Dig Gardening, Sustainable Gardening With Less Effort
  32. Backyard Orchard Culture, a New Approach to Growing Fruit Trees in Limited Spaces
  33. How to Start Your Permaculture Garden
  34. Propagating Plants from Hardwood Cuttings
  35. Propagating Plants from Softwood Cuttings
  36. Home Made Plant Rooting Hormone – Willow Water
  37. Rooting Edible Plant Cuttings in Water
  38. How to Graft Eggplant onto Devil Plant
  39. How to Build an Espalier Support Trellis
  40. How to Build a Timber Raised Garden Bed
  41. How to Build a Grape Vine Trellis
  42. Garden Arches, Vertical Gardening for More Growing Area in Small Spaces
  43. How to Build a French Drain
  44. How to Build a Self-Cleaning Rainwater Tank from a Wheelie Bin
  45. How to Make a Rainwater Tank from Recycled Plastic Drums
  46. How to Build a Small Water Garden
  47. How To Save Tomato Seeds For Planting Next Year
  48. How to Prune Vining Tomatoes for Small-Space Intensive Growing
  49. Starting Annual Vegetable Seedlings Indoors
  50. A Better Way to Stake Up and Support Vegetables in Pots
  51. How To Plant a Fruit Tree, Step by Step
  52. How to Plant Two or More Trees in the Same Hole for High Density Tree Planting
  53. How to Prune a Fruit Tree, Step By Step
  54. How to Sterilize and Disinfect Pruning Tools
  55. Tree Pruning, How to Prune Tree Branches Correctly
  56. How to Prune a Mulberry Tree for Multiple Crops in a Single Season
  57. How to Prune Grape Vines – Cane and Spur Pruning Explained
  58. How To Prune and Train Blackberries and Their Hybrids
  59. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Raspberries
  60. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Goji Berry Plants
  61. Growing Turmeric in the Ground in Temperate Climates
  62. How to Grow Turmeric in Containers in Temperate Climates
  63. The Easiest Way to Dry and Process Turmeric Root to Make Turmeric Powder
  64. What Are the Health Benefits of Olive Leaf Tea and How to Dry Olive Leaves to Make Your Own
  65. Preparing And Preserving Green Olives, A Step-By-Step Guide For Homemade Mediterranean-Style Cracked Olives
  66. The Best Ways to Harvest and Dry Fresh Herbs
  67. How to Make Aloe Vera Gel from Fresh Aloe Vera Leaves
  68. How to Grow Cranberries in Containers
  69. How to Make Rainbow Roses Because They Aren’t Real, Garden Mythbusting!

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Fruit

  1. How Long Do Fruit Trees Live?
  2. Can Citrus Trees be Grown from Seed?
  3. Why Are Citrus Trees and Other Evergreens Planted in Spring?
  4. How to Harvest Bananas and Ripen Them Indoors in Temperate Climates
  5. Do Fig Trees Need Cross Pollination to Produce Fruit?
  6. What are the Brown Spots on Feijoa or Pineapple Guava Leaves?
  7. Does Potash and Epsom Salts Really Make Citrus Fruit Sweeter? Garden Mythbusting!
  8. How to Plant Two or More Trees in the Same Hole for High Density Tree Planting
  9. What is Osage Orange, and is it Edible?
  10. Citrus Problems – Leaves Curling Inwards Along Their Length
  11. Fruit Tree Problems – New Leaves Tightly Curled and Turning Yellow on Cherries and Plums
  12. What Age Wood Do Fruit Trees Flower and Fruit On?
  13. Are Woody Galls on Citrus Tree Trunks Harmful?
  14. The Difference Between Nightingale and Hachiya Persimmons
  15. Citrus Problems – Citrus Fruit Has Thick Peel and Hollow Core
  16. How to Control Queensland Fruit Fly in the Home Garden, An Integrated Pest Management Approach
  17. Formative Pruning, Central Leader Form – How to Prune Young Fruit Trees in the First Three Years
  18. Formative Pruning, Vase Form – How to Prune Young Fruit Trees in the First Three Years
  19. Fruit Trees with Special Pruning Requirements – Figs, Persimmons and Pomegranates
  20. How to Prune a Fruit Tree, Step By Step
  21. Tree Pruning, How to Prune Tree Branches Correctly
  22. How To Plant a Fruit Tree, Step by Step
  23. Why Are Tree Trunks Painted White? Tree Whitewashing Explained
  24. Harvesting Olives, A Guide On When And How To Pick Them
  25. Preparing And Preserving Green Olives, A Step-By-Step Guide For Homemade Mediterranean-Style Cracked Olives
  26. Citrus Problems, Why Citrus Fruit Drops and Flowers Fail to Develop
  27. Apple Tree Problems – Sun Scald
  28. How to Control Wooly Aphids, the Fluffy White Pest on Apple Trees
  29. Burr Knots, What Are the Root-Like Growths on Apple Trees Trunks and Branches?
  30. Citrus Nutrient Deficiency – Yellow Leaves
  31. Citrus Problems – Why Is My Citrus Tree Dying?
  32. Horticultural Glues and Tree Banding Trees to Controls Ants and Other Pests
  33. Apple Tree Diseases – Crown Gall
  34. Citrus Problems – Why Citrus Fruit Splitting Occurs and How To Prevent It
  35. Apple Tree Diseases and Planting Location
  36. Citrus Nutrient Deficiency – Yellow Leaf with Green Veins
  37. Citrus Problems – Citrus Yellow Veins on Green Leaf in Winter
  38. Citrus Problems – How to Control Citrus Gall Wasp, Methods That Work
  39. How to Net Fruit Trees and Berries for Pest Control
  40. The Difference Between Seedling, Grafted and Cutting Grown Fruit Trees
  41. Permaculture Edible Hedges
  42. Backyard Orchard Culture, a New Approach to Growing Fruit Trees in Limited Spaces
  43. How to Build an Espalier Support Trellis
  44. Companion Planting Table

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Vegetables

  1. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 1, Selecting a Location for a Food Garden
  2. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 2, How to Prepare the Soil
  3. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 3, When to Sow Seeds and Plant Seedlings
  4. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 4, How to Sow Seeds Directly Into the Ground and Into Seedling Trays
  5. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 5, How to Plant Seedlings
  6. Crop Rotation Systems for Annual Vegetables
  7. Why Are My Tomatoes Flowering But Not Setting Fruit?
  8. Why Are My Tomatoes Not Ripening?
  9. Why Are My Tomatoes Cracking and Splitting?
  10. How To Save Tomato Seeds For Planting Next Year
  11. Tomato Lower Leaves Yellowing and Dropping with Leaf Loss Moving Upwards
  12. Layering Overgrown Tomato Plants
  13. How to Prune Vining Tomatoes for Small-Space Intensive Growing
  14. Selecting the Right Size Pot or Container for Growing Vegetables
  15. How Many Hours of Sun Do Vegetables and Herbs Need to Grow?
  16. A Better Way to Stake Up and Support Vegetables in Pots
  17. Why Are My Cabbages Not Forming Heads?
  18. Why Do Bean Plants Develop White Spots On Their Leaves, And Is It A Problem?
  19. The Fastest Way to Transplant Volunteer Seedlings with Minimum Root Disturbance
  20. How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Potatoes
  21. How to Grow a Choko Vine from a Fruit
  22. Plant Diseases – White or Tan Spots on Brassica Leaves
  23. A Gardener’s Guide to Identifying Different Chilli Species
  24. Seed Saving – How Long Can You Keep Seeds?
  25. Starting Annual Vegetable Seedlings Indoors
  26. How to Graft Eggplant onto Devil Plant
  27. Are Rainbow Tomato Seeds Fake? Garden Mythbusting

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Herbs

  1. Three Useful Herbs Which Can Be Used as Natural Compost Activators and Much More
  2. What Are the Best Herbs for Cats and How Can You Grow Them?
  3. Are Dandelion Flowers, Seeds, Roots and Leaves Edible?
  4. How Many Hours of Sun Do Vegetables and Herbs Need to Grow?
  5. The Best Ways to Harvest and Dry Fresh Herbs
  6. The Easiest Way to Dry and Process Turmeric Root to Make Turmeric Powder
  7. How to Stop Mint from Spreading in the Garden
  8. The Fastest Way to Transplant Volunteer Seedlings with Minimum Root Disturbance
  9. Companion Planting with Land Cress for Natural Caterpillar Control
  10. How to Grow the Medicinal Aloe Arborescens
  11. How to Make Aloe Vera Gel from Fresh Aloe Vera Leaves
  12. Why Is My Aloe Vera Plant Turning Yellow and Brown?
  13. Identifying and Growing Edible Aloe Vera
  14. How to Grow Pandan in Temperate Climates
  15. What Are the Health Benefits of Olive Leaf Tea and How to Dry Olive Leaves to Make Your Own
  16. 15 Herbs You Can Grow Indoors
  17. Growing Turmeric in the Ground in Temperate Climates
  18. How to Grow Turmeric in Containers in Temperate Climates
  19. Companion Planting Table

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Berries & Vines

  1. How To Prune and Train Blackberries and Their Hybrids
  2. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Raspberries
  3. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Goji Berry Plants
  4. How to Grow Cranberries in Containers
  5. How to Prune a Mulberry Tree for Multiple Crops in a Single Season
  6. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Raspberries
  7. Which Variety of Grape Vine Has Edible Leaves for Making Dolmades?
  8. How to Control Queensland Fruit Fly in the Home Garden, An Integrated Pest Management Approach
  9. Garden Arches, Vertical Gardening for More Growing Area in Small Spaces
  10. How to Prune Grape Vines – Cane and Spur Pruning Explained
  11. Can You Grow Grapes From Seed? Garden Mythbusting!
  12. Permaculture Edible Hedges
  13. How to Build a Grape Vine Trellis
  14. Companion Planting Table

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Indoor Plants

  1. Why Indoor Plant Leaves Turn Yellow and Drop
  2. Should You Put Gravel or Rocks at the Bottom of Plant Pots for Drainage?
  3. How to Improve Drainage in Plant Pots, The Proper Way to Do It!
  4. The Best Ways to Fill Space in Tall Plant Pots That Are Too Deep
  5. How to Control Fungus Gnats in Indoor Plants
  6. The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats from Houseplants with a Bug Zapper
  7. Which Indoor Plants Are Sensitive to Fluoride in Tap Water?
  8. Can You Use Shells for Drainage in Houseplant Pots?
  9. How Much Potting Mix Does a Garden Pot Hold?
  10. Why Is My Aloe Vera Plant Turning Yellow and Brown?
  11. Should You Tease Out Plant Roots When Transplanting? Garden Mythbusting!
  12. Identifying and Growing Edible Aloe Vera
  13. 15 Herbs You Can Grow Indoors

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Soils, Fertilisers, Mulches and Compost

  1. Three Useful Herbs Which Can Be Used as Natural Compost Activators and Much More
  2. Soil Chemistry Fundamentals, Part 1 – Understanding Soil pH and How it Affects Plant Nutrient Availability
  3. Soil Chemistry Fundamentals, Part 2 – How to Change Soil pH in Organic Gardening
  4. What is Soil Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)?
  5. Three Simple Soil Tests to Determine What Type of Soil You Have
  6. Seven Good Reasons Why You Should Mulch Your Garden!
  7. Which Garden Mulch is Best for Improving Soil?
  8. The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Fertilisers and How to Use Them
  9. Manure Application Rate, How Much Should We Use in the Garden?
  10. Is Rabbit Manure Good to Use in the Garden?
  11. Why You Shouldn’t Fertilise Gardens in Winter in Cool and Temperate Climates
  12. What Are the Best Ways to Increase Beneficial Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Soil?
  13. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 2, How to Prepare the Soil
  14. Lead Contamination in Soils and How to Treat It
  15. How to Neutralise Glyphosate (Roundup) Herbicide Contamination in Soil
  16. How to Identify and Treat Herbicide Contamination of Commercial Soil, Compost and Manure
  17. Why Herbicide Use is Not Compatible with Healthy Soils
  18. How to Make Compost in 18 Days Using the Berkeley Hot Composting Method
  19. What Materials Can You Put Into Your Compost Bin and What Not to Compost
  20. The Definitive Guide on How to Compost Everything from the Garden and Kitchen
  21. What Happens If You Don’t Turn Your Compost?
  22. Can Eucalyptus Leaves be Composted or Used as Garden Mulch?
  23. Can Biodegradable Foam Packing Peanuts Be Composted?
  24. Why You Shouldn’t Use Sales Receipts in Your Compost or Worm Farm
  25. Why You Shouldn’t Use Bleached or Glossy Paper in Your Compost or Worm Farm
  26. How to Compost Logs and Branches with a Hugelkultur Bed
  27. No Dig Gardening, Sustainable Gardening With Less Effort
  28. Chop and Drop Gardening (Sheet Composting)
  29. What Are the Small Flies in Compost Bins and Are They a Problem?
  30. The Complete Guide to Worm Farming, Vermicomposting Made Easy
  31. How to Build a Worm Farm with Polystyrene Foam Broccoli Boxes
  32. How To Build a Worm Tunnel In-ground Worm Farm
  33. How Many Trays to Use When Starting a Worm Farm?
  34. Why Do Earthworms Gather at the Top of Compost Bins or Worm Farms and Try to Escape?
  35. Can You Put Earthworms in the Compost Bin?
  36. What Are the Little White Insects Floating in Worm Farm Liquid?
  37. Bokashi Composting, How to Process Waste That Can’t Go in Your Compost or Worm Farm
  38. How to Use a Bokashi Soil Generator to Turn Food Waste into Nutrient-Rich Soil
  39. Should You Put Gravel or Rocks at the Bottom of Plant Pots for Drainage?
  40. How to Improve Drainage in Plant Pots, The Proper Way to Do It!
  41. Can You Use Shells for Drainage in Houseplant Pots?
  42. How to Use Seed Raising Mix Correctly

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Garden Pests, Diseases and Problems

  1. Why Are My Tomatoes Flowering But Not Setting Fruit?
  2. Why Are My Tomatoes Not Ripening?
  3. Why Are My Tomatoes Cracking and Splitting?
  4. Tomato Lower Leaves Yellowing and Dropping with Leaf Loss Moving Upwards
  5. How to Control Two-Spotted Spider Mites Without Harmful Pesticides
  6. How to Control Whitefly Without Harmful Pesticides
  7. Why Are My Cabbages Not Forming Heads?
  8. Plant Diseases – White or Tan Spots on Brassica Leaves
  9. Why Do Bean Plants Develop White Spots On Their Leaves, And Is It A Problem?
  10. How to Protect Plants from Frost with Seaweed Extract
  11. Companion Planting with Land Cress for Natural Caterpillar Control
  12. Does Watering Plants on a Hot Sunny Day Scorch Their Leaves?
  13. Crop Rotation Systems for Annual Vegetables
  14. What is Companion Planting and How Does it Work?
  15. Companion Planting Table
  16. Citrus Problems – How to Control Citrus Gall Wasp, Methods That Work
  17. Are Woody Galls on Citrus Tree Trunks Harmful?
  18. Citrus Problems, Why Citrus Fruit Drops and Flowers Fail to Develop
  19. Citrus Problems – Why Is My Citrus Tree Dying?
  20. Citrus Problems – Leaves Curling Inwards Along Their Length
  21. Citrus Problems – Why Citrus Fruit Splitting Occurs and How To Prevent It
  22. Citrus Problems – Citrus Fruit Has Thick Peel and Hollow Core
  23. Citrus Nutrient Deficiency – Yellow Leaf with Green Veins
  24. Citrus Problems – Citrus Yellow Veins on Green Leaf in Winter
  25. Citrus Nutrient Deficiency – Yellow Leaves
  26. Apple Tree Problems – Sun Scald
  27. Apple Tree Diseases – Crown Gall
  28. How to Control Wooly Aphids, the Fluffy White Pest on Apple Trees
  29. Burr Knots, What Are the Root-Like Growths on Apple Trees Trunks and Branches?
  30. Apple Tree Diseases and Planting Location
  31. What are the Brown Spots on Feijoa or Pineapple Guava Leaves?
  32. Fruit Tree Problems – New Leaves Tightly Curled and Turning Yellow on Cherries and Plums
  33. Winter Pest and Disease Control with Lime Sulphur
  34. What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  35. How to Make Borax Ant Bait for Indoor and Outdoor Use
  36. How to Make an Outdoor Ant Trap to Protect Fruit Trees from Aphid and Scale Pests
  37. How to Make Horticultural Oil Spray for Organic Pest Control
  38. How to Make Your Own DIY Homemade Garden Sprays
  39. Horticultural Glues and Tree Banding Trees to Controls Ants and Other Pests
  40. How to Net Fruit Trees and Berries for Pest Control
  41. The Best Way to Use Pest Animal Scent Repellents So They Don’t Wash Away
  42. How To Tell If You Have Rats and Mice in Your Home or Garden
  43. The Best Ways to Trap Rats and Mice That Really Work
  44. How To Make Safe and Effective Rat and Mouse Baits Using Baking Soda
  45. Using Live Catch Traps for Humane Rat and Mouse Control
  46. How to Make a Bottle Trap to Control European Wasps
  47. How to Control Queensland Fruit Fly in the Home Garden, An Integrated Pest Management Approach
  48. How to Make a Queensland Fruit Fly Trap and Bait
  49. How to Make an Earwig Bait Trap Using Oil, Water and Soy Sauce
  50. How to Make a Simple Earwig Trap That Doesn’t Need Bait
  51. How to Control Whitefly Without Harmful Pesticides
  52. Garden Pests – How to Control Snails and Slugs Without Toxic Chemicals
  53. Organic Control of Curl Grubs in Lawn
  54. What Are Crane Flies and Are They Harmful?
  55. How to Kill a Tree Stump Without Poisonous Chemicals
  56. Is Tree Stump Killer Herbicide Safe Around Ponds?
  57. How to Kill Weeds Without Digging or Toxic Chemicals
  58. How to Neutralise Glyphosate (Roundup) Herbicide Contamination in Soil
  59. How to Identify and Treat Herbicide Contamination of Commercial Soil, Compost and Manure
  60. What Is Overpotting and Why Is It Bad for Your Plants?
  61. What Are the Small Flies in Compost Bins and Are They a Problem?
  62. Why Is My Aloe Vera Plant Turning Yellow and Brown?
  63. Why Indoor Plant Leaves Turn Yellow and Drop
  64. How to Control Fungus Gnats in Indoor Plants
  65. The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats from Houseplants with a Bug Zapper
  66. Which Indoor Plants Are Sensitive to Fluoride in Tap Water?

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Plant Propagation

  1. Propagating Plants from Hardwood Cuttings
  2. Propagating Plants from Softwood Cuttings
  3. Home Made Plant Rooting Hormone – Willow Water
  4. Can Honey Be Used for Rooting Plant Cuttings?
  5. Product Review – Seahawk Clone Station 24 Aeroponic Cloner
  6. Rooting Edible Plant Cuttings in Water
  7. How to Grow a Choko Vine from a Fruit
  8. Can Aspirin Be Used for Rooting Plant Cuttings?
  9. Seed Saving – How Long Can You Keep Seeds?
  10. Can Citrus Trees be Grown from Seed?
  11. How To Save Tomato Seeds For Planting Next Year
  12. Layering Overgrown Tomato Plants
  13. Starting Annual Vegetable Seedlings Indoors
  14. Can You Grow Nasturtiums from Cuttings?
  15. Can You Grow Grapes From Seed? Garden Mythbusting!
  16. How to Graft Eggplant onto Devil Plant

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Pruning

  1. How to Prune a Fruit Tree, Step By Step
  2. Tree Pruning, How to Prune Tree Branches Correctly
  3. What Age Wood Do Fruit Trees Flower and Fruit On?
  4. How to Sterilize and Disinfect Pruning Tools
  5. How to Clean Tree Sap From Pruning Tools
  6. Formative Pruning, Vase Form – How to Prune Young Fruit Trees in the First Three Years
  7. Formative Pruning, Central Leader Form – How to Prune Young Fruit Trees in the First Three Years
  8. Fruit Trees with Special Pruning Requirements – Figs, Persimmons and Pomegranates
  9. How to Prune a Mulberry Tree for Multiple Crops in a Single Season
  10. How to Plant Two or More Trees in the Same Hole for High Density Tree Planting
  11. How to Prune Grape Vines – Cane and Spur Pruning Explained
  12. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Raspberries
  13. How to Grow, Prune and Propagate Goji Berry Plants
  14. How To Prune and Train Blackberries and Their Hybrids
  15. How to Deadhead Roses to Keep Them Blooming
  16. Permaculture Edible Hedges
  17. How to Prune Vining Tomatoes for Small-Space Intensive Growing

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Useful Information Resources

  1. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 1, Selecting a Location for a Food Garden
  2. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 2, How to Prepare the Soil
  3. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 3, When to Sow Seeds and Plant Seedlings
  4. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 4, How to Sow Seeds Directly Into the Ground and Into Seedling Trays
  5. Beginner’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening – Part 5, How to Plant Seedlings
  6. How Many Hours of Sun Do Vegetables and Herbs Need to Grow?
  7. Crop Rotation Systems for Annual Vegetables
  8. Companion Planting Table
  9. Download Gardening Calendars (Australian Temperate Climate)
  10. Converting Months to Seasons – Northern and Southern Hemisphere, Meteorological and Astronomical
  11. Which USDA Hardiness Zones Correspond to the Australian Climate Zones
  12. Soil Chemistry Fundamentals, Part 1 – Understanding Soil pH and How it Affects Plant Nutrient Availability
  13. Soil Chemistry Fundamentals, Part 2 – How to Change Soil pH in Organic Gardening
  14. What is Soil Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)?
  15. Three Simple Soil Tests to Determine What Type of Soil You Have
  16. The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Fertilisers and How to Use Them
  17. How Many Straw Bales Do I Need to Mulch My Garden?
  18. How Much Potting Mix Does a Garden Pot Hold?
  19. Selecting the Right Size Pot or Container for Growing Vegetables
  20. How to Improve Drainage in Plant Pots, The Proper Way to Do It!
  21. No Dig Gardening, Sustainable Gardening With Less Effort
  22. Chop and Drop Gardening (Sheet Composting)
  23. Wicking Bed Construction, How to Build a Self-Watering Wicking Bed
  24. What Materials Can You Put Into Your Compost Bin and What Not to Compost
  25. The Definitive Guide on How to Compost Everything from the Garden and Kitchen
  26. How to Make Compost in 18 Days Using the Berkeley Hot Composting Method
  27. Bokashi Composting, How to Process Waste That Can’t Go in Your Compost or Worm Farm
  28. How to Compost Logs and Branches with a Hugelkultur Bed
  29. What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
  30. How to Control Queensland Fruit Fly in the Home Garden, An Integrated Pest Management Approach
  31. Citrus Problems – How to Control Citrus Gall Wasp, Methods That Work
  32. How Far Do Large Tree Roots Extend?
  33. How Long Do Fruit Trees Live?
  34. How To Plant a Fruit Tree, Step by Step
  35. Why Are Citrus Trees and Other Evergreens Planted in Spring?
  36. How to Prune a Fruit Tree, Step By Step
  37. How to Sterilize and Disinfect Pruning Tools
  38. Tree Pruning, How to Prune Tree Branches Correctly
  39. Fruit Trees with Special Pruning Requirements – Figs, Persimmons and Pomegranates
  40. The Difference Between Seedling, Grafted and Cutting Grown Fruit Trees
  41. Propagating Plants from Hardwood Cuttings
  42. What Age Wood Do Fruit Trees Flower and Fruit On?
  43. How to Prune Grape Vines – Cane and Spur Pruning Explained
  44. Australian Native and Exotic Fire Resistant Trees and Plants for Fireproof Landscapes
  45. How to Build a French Drain
  46. Free eBook Download – Bee Friendly: A planting guide for European honeybees and Australian native pollinators

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General Gardening

  1. How Much of a Difference Does the Thermal Mass of a Wall Make for Plants and Trees in Winter?
  2. What is the Ideal Soil Depth for Wicking Beds?
  3. Plant Biology Basics – Guest Post by Daniel Fuller
  4. Are Ornamental Sweet Peas Edible?
  5. The Best Ways to Fill Space in Tall Plant Pots That Are Too Deep
  6. What Are The Best Rocks to Use in Wicking Beds?
  7. How to Deadhead Roses to Keep Them Blooming
  8. Permaculture Plants – Australian Indigo, the Nitrogen Fixing Tree for Small Sites, an Alternative to Tagasaste for Urban Gardens
  9. Permaculture Plants – Tagasaste, the Nitrogen Fixing Tree for Large Sites
  10. Should You Tease Out Plant Roots When Transplanting? Garden Mythbusting!
  11. Why Do Plant Leaves Sometimes Turn Red Under Artificial Grow Lights?
  12. What is the Ideal Size for a Raised Garden Bed?
  13. How to Choose the Right Lawn Alternatives
  14. Can You Grow Pistachio Nut Trees?
  15. Are Paper Wasps Beneficial in the Garden?
  16. How to Recognise Praying Mantis Eggs
  17. What Are Crane Flies and Are They Harmful?
  18. Lawn Alternatives – Creeping Thyme

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Health & Wellbeing

  1. The Complete Food Additive Code Number List to Decode Food Ingredients
  2. The 8 Best Herbs for Preventing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
  3. What Are the Health Benefits of Olive Leaf Tea and How to Dry Olive Leaves to Make Your Own
  4. What Are the Real Health Benefits of Himalayan Salt Lamps?
  5. Are Ornamental Sweet Peas Edible?
  6. The Easiest Way to Dry and Process Turmeric Root to Make Turmeric Powder
  7. How to Grow the Medicinal Aloe Arborescens
  8. How to Make Aloe Vera Gel from Fresh Aloe Vera Leaves
  9. Which Variety of Grape Vine Has Edible Leaves for Making Dolmades?
  10. The Top 30 Foods for the Urban Prepper Pantry
  11. Identifying and Growing Edible Aloe Vera
  12. Why Honey Never Spoils
  13. Earthing and Grounding – Restoring Your Natural Balance
  14. Permaculture and Health
  15. Wellbeing Gardening for the Body, Mind and Spirit

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